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UT Arlington campus returns to normal operations after fire in a natural gas well prompts evacuations

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ARLINGTON — Campus operations have returned to normal after a fire in a natural gas well near the Continuing Education building at the University of Texas Arlington prompted evacuations.

Students were sent a MAV Alert to evacuate Thursday late afternoon.  

UT Arlington police said the fire has been extinguished.

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